Category Archives: Immigrants

We’re in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

We’re in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour. Salaam Reads, 2022. 9781534439290 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Memoir What did you … Continue reading →

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The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim. Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2023.  9781665901109 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre:  Romance What did you like about the book? Zahra Kahn is a … Continue reading →

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We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos

Posted on November 10, 2022 by kyurenka

We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2022. 9780593120200 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? 17-year-old Pakistani Rania … Continue reading →

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La Casita de Esperanza by Terry Catasús Jennings,  illustrated by Raúl Colón

Posted on November 2, 2022 by susanh579

La Casita de Esperanza by Terry Catasús Jennings,  illustrated by Raúl Colón. Holiday House, 2022. 9780823452033 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Simultaneously published … Continue reading →

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Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome by Kat Zhang, illustrated by Charlene Chua

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome by Kat Zhang, illustrated by Charlene Chua. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534497351 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Realistic fiction … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs

Posted on April 13, 2022 by susanh579

The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs. Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2022. 9781728238449 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Petra Luna, … Continue reading →

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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs

Posted on February 20, 2022 by susanh579

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs. Sourcebooks, 2021. 9781728234656 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Petra and her small family, her … Continue reading →

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Light For All by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Raúl Colón

Posted on February 9, 2022 by susanh579

Light For All by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Raúl Colón. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781534457270 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Our World Is a Family by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, illustrated by Nomar Perez

Posted on January 1, 2022 by susanh579

Our World Is a Family by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, illustrated by Nomar Perez. Sourcebooks Explore, 2022. 9781728231839 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Advance Reader’s Copy picture book What did you like … Continue reading →

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The Welcome Chair by Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Posted on December 17, 2021 by susanh579

The Welcome Chair by Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781534429772 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Historical … Continue reading →

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